Hi all,
I've only been brewing for about 6 months and am on my fifth batch of beer (in the fermentor now). I'm learning a lot and so I'm probably asking a lot of stupid/newebie questions. Here's my next one.
The kettle I'm using is a 8.5 gallon unit that came in a starter kit. It's made of 201 stainless steel. I've noted that a lot of other kettles and steel fermentors are 304. This got me curios to see what the difference is. Beyond the attributes of these different steels, I'm reading that 201 is not food grade steel. It may not be FDA approved for food grade usage.
Should I be concerned about this and consider buying a kettle made of 304 stainless steel?
I've only been brewing for about 6 months and am on my fifth batch of beer (in the fermentor now). I'm learning a lot and so I'm probably asking a lot of stupid/newebie questions. Here's my next one.
The kettle I'm using is a 8.5 gallon unit that came in a starter kit. It's made of 201 stainless steel. I've noted that a lot of other kettles and steel fermentors are 304. This got me curios to see what the difference is. Beyond the attributes of these different steels, I'm reading that 201 is not food grade steel. It may not be FDA approved for food grade usage.
Should I be concerned about this and consider buying a kettle made of 304 stainless steel?